How To Make Applesauce Ornaments With Your Kids This Holiday Season
Today’s post is going to be something you can add to your holiday traditions, and so useful around Christmas Time with your kids. What Im Going to talk about is…. How To Make Applesauce Ornaments, also sometimes called Gingerbread Ornaments. These ornaments are not only super adorable but can also can be made with children of all ages without any baking involved. My kids and I enjoy making these cute little gingerbread ornaments every year at Christmas time.
Many years back, my now almost 10 year old son had brought home the cutest ornament ever for our Christmas tree that he made in pre-school. It was a present for the parents and enclosed were the directions on how to make them. I have never saw these before and thought this would be a perfect tradition to keep with my three boys. We have been making them every year since.
Not only are they so simple to make and only require 3 simple ingredients, they fill your home with a cinnamon scent that’s lasts years and years to come and is hung on your Christmas Tree. These Applesauce Ornaments make the perfect gift for family, friends and teachers.
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How To Make Gingerbread Applesauce Ornaments.
Supplies You Will Need:
Mixing Bowl
Wooden Spoon
Rolling Pin
Wax Paper
Large Container Of Cinnamon
White Glue
Applesauce
Christmas Cookie Cutters (any size but mini)
Cookie Icing (not needed but can be used as decoration)
A Straw (to make the top hole)
Ribbon
Ingredients:
1 Cup Of Ground Cinnamon
3/4 Cups Of Applesauce
2 Tablespoons Of Regular White School Glue
Directions:
Combine Glue, Applesauce and Cinnamon Into A Mixing Bowl. Stir With A Wooden Spoon To Ensure All The Cinnamon Is Absorbed Into The Glue And Applesauce.
Gather The Dough In Your Hands And Roll Into A Ball. Kneed The Dough Several Of Times Ensuring Everything Is Mixed Together.
Place Dough Onto A Sheet Of Wax Paper, Flatten The Dough A Bit With Your Hands Then Roll Out The Dough With A Rolling Pin.
Sprinkle Some Cinnamon Onto A Cutting Board Or Surface. Flip The Dough Several Of Times As Adding More Cinnamon To Each Flip To Prevent Sticking.
Roll Out The Dough Flat Until It Is 1/4 Of A Inch Thick.
Cut The Dough With Christmas Cookie Cutters Of Your Choice.
Take Your Straw And Poke Holes At The Top Of Your Ornaments, Be Mindful To Leave Some Space Above The Hole So The Ribbon Can Weave Through.
Place Ornaments On A Cookie Sheet With Wax Paper On Top.
Let Ornaments Sit Until Hardened. Once Your Ornaments Hardened, String Ribbon Through Each Hole.
Hang These Adorable Ornaments On Your Christmas Tree And/Or Give Them Out As Gifts.
Wrapping Up…
So that’s about it, super easy right.
I promise these Applesauce Ornaments will be something fun and non stressful for your family to make together for many years to come.
What do you think of these Applesauce Ornaments?
Have you ever heard of them before?
Or maybe you have and made them.
Let me know in the comments below what you think and if you’ve made these before. And If you do end up making them, comment and let me know how you and your kids liked making them.